13 December 2021 "Stanca morta" - Dead tired. Just arrived this morning after complex travel prep due to Covid-19, two...
Milano 2021 Mid-Pandemic
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Canals Articles
Antiques are older in Italy
The day of the Mercatone Antiquariato—big, antiquarian market—here in Milano, stretching out along both sides and the...
Home Away from Home in Milano
Stormy, wild wind and rain last night here in Milano. End of summer, early fall. But I arrived four days ago to a day...
Charming Treviso
If you're heading toward Venice (Venezia), veer a little north to the charming town of Treviso (Tray-vee-zo). A...
At Home in Milano
(Click on each image to enlarge it.) 17 May 2013, 3:03 p.m. - Milano The nightingale is singing in my courtyard and...
Evening Canal Walks on the Navigli
At 10:15 last night, I stepped out the front gate from the public courtyard of my apartment complex and headed north...
Late Night Walk Home
A bunch of friends and I met up for a lecture at 9:15 pm at the Design Library. I walked almost a mile along the...
Milanese Courtyard Birdsong
Who can identify this birdsong? Granted, the video's not great; it's not intended to be. Just close your eyes and...
Strolling the Canal
The Naviglio Grande - The Grand Canal - is between my casa and the metro subway station, Porta Genova. This gives me...
Long Pilgrimage Stroll to the Duomo
After sitting inside all day working, by 6:00 p.m. I had to get out and take a walk from here to my beloved Duomo. I...
Evening Canal Stroll
At 9:00 tonight I set off for a walk up and over and around the Naviglio Grande zone - The Grand Canal. It was a brisk...
Home Along the Canal
May 15 Journal Entry - London Heathrow Tarmac. Departing soon for Milano. "Sleepy and subdued after the long flight...
November Canalside
One year ago, late November, I was riding my beloved bike route along the Naviglio Pavese, one of the several canals...
Jackrabbits Like the Morning
Since it's been so toasty here lately, I took my bike ride in the morning today, heading out from the house just after...
Rice Green and Sky Blue
Late afternoon. High 80s. Hot, humid and sunny. Perhaps not the best time to get out on my bike, but quarter-til-five...
Hannah & Zibby
The excitement of a college-time trek through Europe! Hannah & Zibby started together on June 8, in Newcastle...
Bella Venezia
Venezia - Venice - will always remain, for me, one of the great and marvel-filled cities of the world. . . . . . . . ....
Certosa on a Sunny Day
A sunny holiday in the middle of the week calls for a bike ride. Apparently every family in Milano had the same...
The Milanese Man Purse
Two "fashion" trends persist for men around here: orange-colored pants and the Milanese "man purse", a sleeker,...
300-Year-Old Pages
Another day at the Antiques Market along the Naviglio Grande. Summer is in full swing and tourists have found this hot...